Beat writers are the lifeblood of our game — we devour their “Notes” sections, follow them on Twitter, and read every word they write about our players (or the ones we’re speculating on).

We conveniently happen to have a lot of very good team writers here at The Athletic. And they understand our obsession. So instead of waiting for them to write about the players giving us fits this spring, we pinged several of them and asked the questions we’re stressing over as we prepare our cheat sheets and draft day strategies.

Please enjoy these nuggets of insider information from our very patient and genial team writers. We’ve linked their Twitter accounts and writing archives, so feel free to follow the ones you like more closely, either inside or outside of The Athletic.

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Patrick Mooney, @PJ_Mooney

1. On a pitching staff full of potential bouncebacks, who is the best bet to really have a big season...